Scalp \Scalp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalping.]

1. To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of.

2. (Surg.) To remove the skin of.

We must scalp the whole lid [of the eye]. --J. S. Wells.

3. (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. --Knight.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Scalping \Scalp"ing\ (sk[a^]lp"[i^]ng), a. & n. from Scalp.

Scalping iron (Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.

Scalping knife, a knife used by North American Indians in scalping.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)